Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade: ""With more than $43 billion in new investments in electric vehicle and EV battery manufacturing over the last three years, unlocking the wealth of critical minerals found throughout Ontario’s North is an essential component in building up our province’s fully integrated, end-to-end EV supply chain. This new investment in the Critical Minerals Innovation Fund reaffirms our government’s commitment to ensuring that the vehicles of the future will be made and powered by a combination of Ontario talent, research, tech and materials." "With more than $43 billion in new investments in electric vehicle and EV battery manufacturing over the last three years, unlocking the wealth of critical minerals found throughout Ontario’s North is an essential component in building up our province’s fully integrated, end-to-end EV supply chain. This new investment in the Critical Minerals Innovation Fund reaffirms our government’s commitment to ensuring that the vehicles of the future will be made and powered by a combination of Ontario talent, research, tech and materials."